Together We GROW, United We BUILD!
“Together We Unite To Build God’s Kingdom”
Matthew 16:18,19
Matthew 16:18,19….
“(v.18) And I tell you that you
are Peter, and on this rock I
will build my church, and the
gates of Hades will not overcome
it. (v.19) I will give you the keys of
the kingdom of heaven; whatever
you bind on earth will be bound in
heaven, and whatever you loose on
earth will be loosed in heaven.”
(NIV)
Matthew 16:18
What does
represent?
In the Bible,
it represents
“Authority and power”
Jesus said that we have the
Why does Jesus meant by this?
What Does
Represent?
represents AUTHORITY.
WE HAVE AUTHORITY!
We possess the
The power of heavens….
“binds” (forbid)
what I “bind” (forbid)
“looses” (permit)
what I “loose” (permit).
Jesus did not say that God would
“OBEY” what the disciples did
on earth, but that they should
do on earth whatever
God had already “WILLED.”
“….whatever you bind on earth
will be bound in heaven, and
whatever you loose on earth will
be loosed in heaven.”
(Matthew 18:19b; NIV)
Who Is The Power Source
Of The
Matthew 28:18….
“Then Jesus came to them
and said, ‘All authority in
heaven and on earth
has been given to me.’”
(NIV)
Daniel 7:14….
“He was given authority, glory
and sovereign power; all
peoples, nations and men of
every language worshiped him.
His dominion is an everlasting
dominion that will not pass away,
and his kingdom is one that will
never be destroyed.” (NIV)
Mark 1:22….
“The people were amazed at his
teaching, because he taught them
as one who had authority,
not as the teachers of the law.”
(NIV)
The people were astonished
at Christ’s authority!
Jesus has the
to command wind and waves.
to heal the crippled & diseased.
to open blinded eyes.
to raise the death.
This is the
AUTHORITY
that is made
available to us.
Matthew 10:1….
“He called his twelve disciples to
him and gave them authority
to drive out evil spirits and to heal
every disease and sickness.”
(NIV)
Our AUTHORITY
is based solely on our
RELATIONSHIP
with Jesus.
John 15:5….
“…. If a man remains in me
and I in him, he will bear much
fruit; apart from me
you can do nothing.”
(NIV)
To bind and loose,
one must have
An example of
The sons of Sceva –
Acts 19:14-16
A Christian that never uses
God’s authority becomes ….
• A defeated Christian.
• A despair Christian.
• A despondent
Christian.
What Is The
Of The Kingdom?
Matthew 16:19….
“I will give you the keys of the
kingdom of heaven; whatever
you bind on earth will be bound in
heaven, and whatever you loose on
earth will be loosed in heaven.”
(NIV)
is “a badge
of authority.”
Isaiah 22:15,22….
“(v.15) This is what the Lord,
the LORD Almighty, says: ‘Go,
say to this steward, to Shebna,
who is in charge of the palace….
Isaiah 22:15,22….
…. ‘ (v.22) I will place
on his shoulder the
key to the house
of David; what he
opens no one can shut,
and what he shuts no
one can open.’” (NIV)
is not heaven.
which enable us to
“bind” and “loose”
on earth is the “GOSPEL”
– the message of the
Lord Jesus Christ Himself.
… entrance into the
There is no power or
authority beyond preaching
the Gospel and opening the
door to unbelievers
(Acts 15:7-11).
The Church has been
given the GOSPEL – the
“keys” to the Kingdom
of Heaven.
Every Christian
has the
“Keys of the
Kingdom!”